MALLORYTOWN – A young woman suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle collision near here on Monday night.

Members of the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded just after 10:30 p.m. to the collision on Quabbin Road.

Police said a car was northbound on the road when the driver lost control and the vehicle crossed a residential lawn, collided with a hydro pole and “came to a stop in the trees.”

A 21-year-old driver from the northern area of Leeds and the Thousand Islands was taken to hospital by ambulance in serious condition, said police. She was the only occupant of the vehicle.

On Tuesday afternoon, OPP Cst. Erin Cranton said the victim’s injuries, while serious, are not considered life-threatening.

The investigation into the cause of the collision was still ongoing at press time.

Three charged in vehicle thefts

Provincial Police on Tuesday charged three people in connection with two motor vehicle thefts, one of which involved a police pursuit.

Ontario Provincial Police responded just before 2:30 a.m. to reports of a stolen vehicle from a home on County Road 26 in Elizabethtown-Kitley Township.

The vehicle was observed fleeing eastbound from the area and possibly travelling with a pickup truck, said police. Officers from the Leeds County and the Grenville County detachments patrolled the area and located the pickup truck on County Road 15. Investigation found that the pickup truck had also been stolen.

OPP charged a 25-year-old man from Windsor with theft over $5,000 of a motor vehicle; two counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000; and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.

Police located the other vehicle on Highway 401, westbound from Maitland, but the driver didn’t stop for officers. Police eventually stopped the vehicle.

Police have charged a 17-year-old boy from Kingston with theft over $5,000 of a motor vehicle; two counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000; possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000; dangerous operation of a motor vehicle; operation while prohibited; five counts of failing to comply with a probation order; and flight from a peace officer.

OPP also charged a 15-year-old girl from Kingston with theft over $5,000 of a motor vehicle; two counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000; possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000; two counts of failing to comply with probation order; and possession of a prohibited device or ammunition for dangerous purpose.